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Chandu Borde
Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde
Born: 21 July 1934, Poona (now Pune), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Baroda, Maharashtra, India.
Known As: Chandu Borde
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Bombay, 1st Test, 1958/59
Last Test: India v Australia at Bombay, 1st Test, 1969/70
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 55 97 11 3061 177* 35.59 5 18 37 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 949.1 236 2417 52 46.48 5-88 1 0 109.5 2.54
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1952/53 - 1972/73)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 251 370 57 12805 207* 40.91 30 160 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 9044 331 27.32 8-52 14 3
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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He started out in the late fifties as India's most promising
young batsman. In the early sixties, he was one of the country's leading all rounders. And from the mid to the late sixties, he
was the bulwark of the Indian batting. So for just over a decade,
Borde was very much in the thick of it all. The fact that he was
the only Indian in the Rest of the World team that played Barbados
in a commemoration match in 1967 speaks of the high regard that
the cricketing world had for Borde's ubiquitous skills. As a
batsman, he was capable of every stroke in the book. He modelled
his batting after Vijay Hazare, but was a shade more adventurous.
He was also a more than able leg spinner, capable of winning
matches for India, till a shoulder injury in 1964 curbed his
bowling. As a fielder, Borde was one of the very best, initially excelling in the outfield and later doing fine work in close in positions.
Borde's career had a storybook start when in his first Test series
he scored 109 and 96 against the all conquering West Indian side
in 1958-59. For the next few years, he displayed his all round
skills in abundant measure. With Salim Durrani, he played a
leading role in India winning the rubber against England in
1961-62. One of the best players of fast bowling, Borde made
runs consistently and handsomely against McKenzie, Hall and
Griffith. He probably reached his peak when he got two centuries
in three Tests against West Indies in 1966-67. He failed on the
tour of England that followed and had mixed luck on the
Australiasia trip in 1967-68. By the end of the decade, his
reflexes had considerably slowed down and with the selectors
plumping for youth, Borde was one of the first casualties.
Happily however he has stayed with the game as manager of
touring teams, where his considerable expertise has proved invaluable and as chairman of the selection committee.(Partab Ramchand)
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